Saints Cyril & Methodius Orthodox Church

About this church

Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church is an Orthodox Church in America parish at 34 Fairview Avenue in Terryville. Vigil begins Saturday at 6:00 p.m., opening the parish's celebration of Sunday as the feast of Christ's Resurrection. The community returns Sunday at 9:15 a.m. for Divine Liturgy, its Eucharistic service. Worship is sung in simple harmony and draws extensively from Scripture, preserving forms the parish connects with the earliest centuries of Orthodox Christian worship.

The parish was founded in Terryville in 1908 by immigrants of Slavic background and has worshiped at the corner of Fairview and Ames Avenues since 1912. The present church was built in the late 1970s and includes a warm wood interior and traditional iconography. Today the congregation serves Orthodox Christians from towns across west-central Connecticut and states a mission of making the fullness of the Orthodox faith present through worship, education, stewardship, fellowship, charity, and outreach. First-time visitors can use the church's online introduction to Orthodox history and practice before attending. The standing weekend rhythm is especially clear: Saturday Vigil prepares the community for Sunday morning Divine Liturgy and Holy Communion.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, vision, and mission · Official parish history, OCA affiliation, worship pattern, and schedule · Official introduction to Orthodox history and practice

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Ministries and visitor notes

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